Category: The TV Biz

Latest Update Re WGA vis a vis CAA and WME

Just in case you haven’t figured out the acroynyms, we’re talking about the ongoing negotiations between the Writers Guild of America and the two large talent agencies who still haven’t signed an agreement that would let them represent WGA writers…like just about every other agency in the wonderful world of showbiz, large and small, has.

September 30, 2020
Dear Members,

We are writing to provide you with another update on where we stand in our negotiations with the remaining unfranchised agencies. In short: our conversations continue. read article

The Buffy the Vampire Slayer Spin-Off That Never Was

Time for a few words about one of the best kept secrets in Hollywood. Buffy: The Animated Series, a TV series that this TVWriter™ minion for one, is furious about never having gotten to see.

by Caroline Preece

A demon driver’s ed teacher, a shrunken Buffy, and a pre-teen Dawn. read article

Latest on WGAW Connect

What has our Writers Guild done for us lately?

Glad you asked because the Guild has a wonderful answer in Writers Connect, a short newsletter members get every week. (See? Another good reason to bust your butt to qualify and join.)

Ask a Mentor: How to Be You

Mentor Kenny Smith has advice for introverted writers who need a little help selling themselves. read article

The Surprise Success of ‘Limitless’ on TV and Film and More?

Hits are in the eyes, ears, and assorted other senses of the beholders we love so much – the AUDIENCE.

So it goes.

This video brought to us by Just Write YouTube Channel…and they promise a follow-up is on the way.

Herbie J Pilato’s ‘TV Guide’ Fall Preview Memories

by Herbie J Pilato

For many, the 1950s is considered television’s “Golden Age.” But as far as I’m concerned, that era expanded in the 1960s and 1970s, during which time I was born and raised in my hometown of Rochester, New York.

As fate would have it, Rochester was one of the test market areas for TV Guide. Who knew, right? I certainly didn’t, not while I was reading and loving every page of the latest edition of that magazine, every week.

I very much looked forward to buying TV Guide every seven days. And I would run, not walk, but RUN to the corner store every end-of-summer to purchase the special, expanded FALL PREVIEW issue. read article